Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-10
NEW CASTLE.


Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
New CASTLE, March 4.--0n Wednesday
afternoon horse attached TO carriage
belonging 10 DIR. ]. j. Black. took fright
near the railroad station aud ran away.
The carriage coming in contsct with a
fence was Overturned aud badly wfscbed.
The horse was captured near the Presny.
byterian cemetery by W. e. Nicols.
About 200 persons attended the lecture
given by the Rev. T. e. Terry 10 the NJ.
e. church Wednesday evening The sub
ject was, "The modern young lady; her
influence and responsibility
The Rev. w. b. Gordon OF 81 Peters
Church, Smyrna, preached In Emanuel
Church last night.
William ID. Greer, foreman Of the cut
ting shop at the Delaware Iron Oompany's
works, who was married In Pittsburg last
week, has returned home with his bride.
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NEW OAsrl.R, March TAT the election
| held here OIL Saturday for members of the
board of education Julian d. Janvier, L.
| e. Eliason and s. A. Stewart wers re-
elected for three years by majorities
ranging from three 10 eight votes. James
L. Rice was elected to serve one year over
George M. Riley, present member, by one
majority. The opposition ticket was
Patrick McGrory, James Hance and ]. M.
Saunders for three years and James l..
Rioe for one year. Only 140 votes were
polled.
The funeral Of Mrs. Oeoelia Gravel,
aged "a years, took place yesterday.
Services were held in the NJ. e. Church,
and conducted by the Rev. T. e. Terry.
Interment was made in the cemetery ad-
| joining.
Daniel Desmond, a shoemaker on
Harmony street, in this city, who became
very i'll short time ago and went TO st.
Joseph's Hospital, in Philadelphia, for
treatment, died in that Institution on
Thursday.
NEW CASTLE, March 8. The last quar-
terly conference of the New Castle NJ. q.
Church was held last night, the Rev.
Charles Hill presiding. All the official
members were present. After transact
ing sha regular business, the COMMITTEES
appointed 20 draft resolutions on the re.
firing presiding elder submitted the fol
lowing:
WHEREAS, The wheel OF time has agair
brought us near another annual confer
ence, the Rev. Charles Hills term MS pre-
siding elder will be finished.
Resolued, We are sorry to part with
Brother Hill. Our quarterly conferences
have always been source OF pleasure tt
our official members; his Christian cour
tesy, his wise decisions, his brotherly kind
ness and affection will ever be cherished b,
the members of this quarterly oonfe' ence
Resolped, Our desire and prayers are tina
Brother Hill will be long spared TO thu
, church, and that his health and happiness
will be precious In the sight OF Him Wit
, rules on high.
Resolued, We also desire to express onr
, selves upon whom will be our next presid
ing elder. Several names have been sug
gested, any of which will make good OH
: GERS and will be credit to the church, ye
J our desire Is that the mantle OF the Rev
, Charles Hill may fall upon the Rev. N. ID
Browne.
3 In view of the probable change Of tn
present pastor, the Rev. 4. e. Terry, tn
conference also passed resolutions e1
pressive of their appreciation of hi
Christian character and the service h
has rendered the church during hi
passionate here.
? City council has ordered q new Silsb
! No. 4 steam fire engine from the manu-
D factory at Seneca Falls, N. Y. It is e1
: pected here in about 10 days. They hsv
.lso purchased 200 feet of new hose.
NEW CASTLE, March 9.-AIrs, Barney,
3 superintendent of the Prison Reform Al
9 ISOLATION, will lecture in the NJ. e. Ohurc
I on Monday evening next under the aul
e pieces of the W. o. T. U.
:. William F. Lane, teller of the Former
q Bank. is confined to his house by Hines
Q Patrick Campbell, bricklayer, viii
Q at work on Knowles new picker mill, fe
q from the building yesterday afternoo
i and injured his ankle.
J, The Rev. P. B. Lightner of Emanu
i Church, removed into the new rectory
It the corner of Harmony and Orange stree
J. yesterday.
II The Berean Society will give an ente
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